22 Apr Ellie Ismagilova: “Climate Change Is Not Real!” – Investigating the Role of Social Media Message Formats in Climate Change Misinformation (MUES seminar) In today's world, social media is a major source of information for many people. However, not all information on social media is accurate, and misinformation can spread quickly, especially on important... from 2:00 PM
23 Apr Insights to Campaign: The Power of Research in Campaign Launch 💡 Did you know? The average person is exposed to over 10,000 ads a day—yet remembers fewer than 10. 📊 Fun fact: Campaigns backed by research are 6x more likely to succeed. 🎯 Hook: So how do smart marketers turn audience insights into... from 8:00 AM to 9:50 AM
23 Apr Han Zhou: Shifting Paradigms in Bank-Firm Relationships: Post-GFC Dynamics in the Syndicated Loan Market (MUES seminar) This paper examines post-Global Financial Crisis changes in the relevance of bank capitalization and firms’ unrated status in determining bank-firm matching in the U.S. syndicated loan market. Since 2010,... from 11:00 AM
23 Apr Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Bamakan: Distributed and trustworthy digital twin platform based on blockchain and Web3 technologies (MUES seminar) The fourth industrial revolution has significantly increased the adoption of Digital Twins (DTs) across various sectors, including intelligent manufacturing, automation, logistics, and medical analysis.... from 12:00 PM
24 Apr Andrea Piano Mortari: Microsimulation as a tool for policy making: Insights from the EUFEM model (HEPII Seminars Microsimulation models have become indispensable tools in evaluating the dynamic impact of policy interventions across Europe, the United States and other countries. This seminar introduces the principles... from 11:00 AM
24 Apr Flaurent Laroche: Goodbye monopoly: the effect of open access passenger rail competition on price and frequency in France on the High-Speed Paris-Lyon Line (MUES seminar) The Paris-Lyon line is the busiest High-Speed Line in Europe and has been open to competition in open access since December 18, 2021. The main objective of the paper is to explore the effects for users... from 2:00 PM
25 Apr Jiaqi Zhao: Shareholder activism: Blessing or affliction for incumbent CEOs? (MUES seminar) We examine the CEO career consequences following shareholder activism in their companies. To address endogeneity, we employ a control function approach, using expected mutual fund flow-induced sales and... from 10:00 AM